The impact of natural gas-hydrogen blends on internal combustion engines performance and emissions

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Unich, A ^a   Morrone, B ^a   Mariani, A ^a   Prati, M V ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; EXHAUST GASES; FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NATURAL GAS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; EMISSION REGULATION; ENGINE CALIBRATION; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 85072500845     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-24-0102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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